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Talking Shop 624 313 Los Angeles County

Talking Shop
As the Food Equity Roundtable convenes over the year, members will periodically share insights about their work to alleviate chronic food insecurity in Los Angeles County. Dr. Kayla de la Haye, an associate professor of population and public health sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, serves on the Roundtable’s technical committee. Here she discusses a new report from the USC Dornsife Public Exchange program that found that 1 million Angelenos continue to struggle with food insecurity on a regular basis. read more
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Feeding the Triple Bottom Line 704 315 Los Angeles County

Feeding the Triple Bottom Line

We all benefit when the private sector helps solve the riddle of chronic food insecurity Like a well-balanced meal, the Los Angeles Food Equity Roundtable features a healthy mix of…

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Waste Not, Want Not 704 315 Los Angeles County

Waste Not, Want Not

Why does a third of our food end up in dumpsters instead of helping the hungry? Here’s the great paradox about food insecurity in our country: The United States produces…

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A Seat at the Table 1024 1014 Los Angeles County

A Seat at the Table

Science has been slow to truly engage communities in research about food insecurity, says UCLA’s Dr. May Wang. But that’s changing. Dr. May Wang, a professor of Community Health Sciences…

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Breaking Bread 500 250 Los Angeles County

Breaking Bread
As the Food Equity Roundtable convenes over the year, members will periodically share insights about their work to alleviate chronic food insecurity in Los Angeles County. Cinny Kennard serves as the Executive Director of the Annenberg Foundation, one of the largest family foundations in the United States. Gary Gero is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Los Angeles County. The pair serve as co-chairs of the Roundtable, reflecting its cross-sector, collaborative nature. Here they share their thoughts on the genesis of the Roundtable and some of the challenges and opportunities ahead of them. read more
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An Rx for Hunger? 1024 816 Los Angeles County

An Rx for Hunger?
As the Food Equity Roundtable convenes over the year, members will periodically share insights about their work to alleviate chronic food insecurity in Los Angeles County. Dr. Kayla de la Haye, an associate professor of population and public health sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, serves on the Roundtable’s technical committee. Here she discusses a new report from the USC Dornsife Public Exchange program that found that 1 million Angelenos continue to struggle with food insecurity on a regular basis. read more